Re: "service name is not valid": problems to create a new DB on NT

Try this:

c:> oradim80 -new -sid BACKUP -srvc OracleServiceBACKUP -intpwd xxx -startmode auto -pfile initBACKUP.ora

Francesco Moi wrote:

> Hello.
>
> I'm trying to create a new database (Oracle 8.0.5 on Windows NT4.0).
>
> I've got another database, and the services are running
> ('OracleTNSListener80', 'OracleStartMYSID' and 'OracleServiceMYSID')
>
> On MS-DOS, I perform:
>
> c:> oradim80 -new -sid BACKUP -intpwd xxx -startmode auto -pfile
> initBACKUP.ora
>
> + I copied initBACKUP.ora from initMYSID.ora, and modified it.
>
> + BACKUP is the name of my new database
>
> When trying to check if OracleServiceBACKUP is running, I notice that
> it's not.
>
> So, I do:
>
> c:> net start OracleServiceBACKUP
>
> But I get this error message:
>
> **** service name is not valid ****
>
> Any experience? Regards.
>
Received on Thu Feb 28 2002 - 06:59:41 CST